2 Samuel 7

1 Y aconteció, que estando ya el rey asentado en su casa, y que Jehová le había dado reposo de todos sus enemigos al derredor;

After [King] David began to live in his palace, Yahweh protected him from all his enemies.

2 Dijo el rey al profeta Natán: Mira ahora, yo moro en casas de cedros, y el arca de Dios está entre cortinas.

One day he said to the prophet Nathan, “[It is not right that] I am here, living in a [beautiful] house made of cedar [wood], but the chest that contains God’s Ten Commandments is kept in a tent!”

3 Y Natán dijo al rey: Vé, y haz todo lo que está en tu corazón, que Jehová es contigo.

Then Nathan said to the king, “Yahweh is helping/directing you, so do [regarding that chest] whatever you are thinking.”

4 Y aconteció aquella noche, que fue palabra de Jehová a Natán, diciendo:

But that night, Yahweh said to Nathan,

5 Vé, y di a mi siervo David: Así dijo Jehová: ¿Tú me has de edificar casa en que yo more?

“Go and tell my servant, David, that this is what [I], Yahweh, am saying to him: ‘You are not the one [RHQ] who should build a temple for me to live in.

6 Ciertamente no he habitado en casas desde el día que saqué a los hijos de Israel de Egipto hasta hoy, mas anduve en tienda y en tabernáculo.

I have not lived in any building from the day that I brought the Israeli people up from Egypt until now. Instead, I have been living in a tent, moving from one place to another [when the Israelis] moved to other places.

7 Y en todo cuanto he andado con todos los hijos de Israel, ¿he hablado palabra en alguna de las tribus de Israel, a quien haya mandado que apaciente mi pueblo de Israel, para decir: Por qué no me habéis edificado a mí casa de cedros?

Wherever I went with all the Israelis [as they traveled], I never said [RHQ] to any of their leaders whom I appointed to lead them, “Why have you not built me a temple made of cedar [wood]?”’

8 Ahora pues, dirás así a mi siervo David: Así dijo Jehová de los ejércitos: Yo te tomé de la majada, de detrás de las ovejas, para que fueses príncipe sobre mi pueblo, sobre Israel;

So this is what you should say to my servant David: ‘The Almighty Commander of the armies of angels says that he took you from a pasture where you were taking care of sheep, [and appointed you] to become the ruler of my Israeli people.

9 Y he sido contigo en todo cuanto has andado; y delante de ti he talado todos tus enemigos; y te he hecho nombre grande, como el nombre de los grandes que son en la tierra.

I have (been with/helped) you wherever you have gone. I have gotten rid of all your enemies as you advanced. I will enable you to become very famous, as well-known as the names of all the greatest men [who have ever lived] on the earth.

10 Y yo pondré lugar a mí pueblo Israel, y yo le plantaré, que habite en su lugar y nunca más sea removido; y que los malos nunca más le aflijan, como antes,

Formerly, during the time that I appointed leaders for my Israeli people, many violent groups oppressed the Israelis. But this will not happen any more. I have chosen a place where my Israeli people can live [peacefully] and no one will disturb them any more. I will give them rest from [being attacked by] their enemies. And I will defeat all your enemies. I declare to you that I, Yahweh, will enable your descendants to rule after you [die].

11 Desde el día que puse jueces sobre mi pueblo Israel; y yo te daré descanso de todos tus enemigos. Asimismo Jehová te hace saber, que Jehová te quiere a ti hacer casa.

12 Y cuando tus días fueren cumplidos, y durmieres con tus padres, yo afirmaré tu simiente tras ti, la cual saldrá de tu vientre; y yo afirmaré su reino.

When your life ends [EUP] and you go to be with your ancestors, I will appoint one of your sons to be king, and I will enable his kingdom to (be strong/resist all their enemies).

13 Este edificará casa a mi nombre: y yo afirmaré para siempre la silla de su reino.

He is the one who will arrange for a temple to be built for me [MTY], and I will cause his [descendants] to be kings [MTY] [of Israel] forever.

14 Yo le seré a él padre, y él me será a mi hijo. Y si él hiciere mal, yo le castigaré con vara de hombres, y con azotes de hijos de hombres:

I will be [like] a father to him, and [it will be as though] he [is] a son to me [MET]. When he does something that is wrong, I will punish him as fathers punish their sons.

15 Mas mi misericordia no se apartará de él, como la aparté de Saul, al cual quité de delante de ti.

But I will not stop faithfully loving him as I stopped loving Saul, whom I removed from being king before you became king.

16 Y será afirmada tu casa y tu reino para siempre delante de tu rostro; y tu trono será firme eternalmente.

Your descendants will rule the kingdom [of Israel] forever. Their rule will never end. [DOU]’”

17 Conforme a todas estas palabras, y conforme a toda esta visión, así habló Natán a David.

So Nathan told David everything that Yahweh had told him.

18 Y entró el rey David, y púsose delante de Jehová, y dijo: Señor Jehová, ¿quién soy yo, y cuál es mi casa, para que tú me traigas hasta aquí?

Then David went into [the Sacred Tent] and sat in the presence of Yahweh, and prayed this: “Yahweh, my God, I am not worthy [RHQ] [for you to have done all these things] for me, and my family is not worthy, either.

19 ¿Y que aun te haya parecido poco esto, Señor Jehová, sino que hables también de la casa de tu siervo en lo por venir, y que sea esta la condición de un hombre, Señor Jehová?

“And now, O Yahweh my God, in addition to everything else, you have spoken about what will happen to my descendants in the future for many generations.

20 ¿Y qué más puede añadir David hablando contigo? Tú pues conoces tu siervo, Señor Jehová.

“Yahweh God, what more can I, David, say to you [for honoring me]? Although you know very well [what I am like], Yahweh my God, you have done things for me as though I was the most important man [on the earth]!

21 Todas estas grandes magnificencias has hecho por tu palabra, y conforme a tu corazón, haciéndolas saber a tu siervo.

For my sake and because it is what you wanted to do, you have done all these great things for me.

22 Por tanto tú te has engrandecido, Jehová Dios, por cuanto no hay otro como tú, ni hay Dios fuera de ti, conforme a todo lo que habemos oído por nuestros oídos.

“Yahweh my God, you are great. There is no one like you. Only you are God, just as we have always heard.

23 ¿Y quién como tu pueblo, como Israel en la tierra, una gente por la cual Dios fuese a redimírsela por pueblo, y le pusiese nombre, e hiciese con vosotros grandes y espantosas obras en tu tierra, por causa de tu pueblo que tú te redimiste de Egipto, de la gente, y de sus dioses?

And there is no other nation in the world like Israel. Israel is the only nation on the earth whose people you went out to rescue [RHQ]. By the great and awesome things that you did, you have become famous/well-known throughout the world. As your people advanced [through this land], you expelled other people-groups [who were here in Canaan], who worshiped other gods.

24 Y tú te confirmaste a tu pueblo Israel, para que fuese tu pueblo perpetuamente, y tu Jehová fuiste a ellos por Dios.

And you caused us Israeli people to be your people forever, and you, Yahweh, have become our God!

25 Ahora pues, Jehová Dios, la palabra que has hablado sobre tu siervo, y sobre su casa, despiértala eternalmente, y haz conforme a lo que has dicho.

“And now, Yahweh my God, [I pray that you will] cause the things that you promised to me about my descendants to be fulfilled forever, and [that you will] do the things that you said [that you would do].

26 Y sea engrandecido tu nombre para siempre: para que se diga, Jehová de los ejércitos es Dios sobre Israel: y que la casa de tu siervo David sea firme delante de ti.

When that happens, you will become famous forever, and people will exclaim, ‘The Almighty Commander of the armies of angels is the God who rules Israel.’ And you will cause that forever there will be descendants of mine who will rule.

27 Porque tú, Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel, revelaste a la oreja de tu siervo, diciendo: Yo te edificaré casa. Por esta causa tu siervo ha hallado su corazón para orar delante de ti esta oración.

“Yahweh Almighty, the God whom we Israeli people [worship], you have revealed to me that you will make some of my descendants kings. For that reason, I have been brave enough to pray like this to you.

28 Ahora pues, Jehová Dios, tú eres Dios, y tus palabras serán firmes, pues has dicho a tu siervo este bien.

So now, O Yahweh Almighty, because you are God, we can trust that you will do what you promise. You have promised these good things to me.

29 Ahora pues, quiere, y bendice a la casa de tu siervo, para que perpetuamente permanezca delante de ti: pues que tu Jehová Dios has dicho, que con tu bendición será bendita la casa de tu siervo para siempre.

So now I ask you that if it pleases you, you will bless my descendants, in order that they may continue [to rule] forever. Yahweh God, you have promised these things, and [so I know that] you will keep blessing my descendants forever.”